Almost everyone makes this mistake at the beginning. Step one. Feed SLOOOWLY. Three cans of Ensure and two of water in my bag took me over an hour to drip into my stomach, and that made things much more tolerable. Step two. Sit upright while eating and do not lie down until an hour afterwards. Being propped up by a bunch of pillows in front of the TV (mindless daytime programs) passed the time, or sitting at the computer. Three. Canned food at room temperature along with water the same. All these things made it go easily for me.

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.